Tuesday’s GHMC Council meeting saw a heated debate on the issues pertaining to sanitation, with several members expressing annoyance at the state of affairs. Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi surprised many by admitting the failure of the GHMC on the sanitation front.
Ms.Vijayalakshmi said she herself encountered instances of garbage piles on her tours in the city, and felt ashamed about it. “Several times, I had to call the officials, asking them to clear the garbage on roads. I am ashamed that the city is like this,” she said, responding to a question raised by BJP member Mandagiri Swamy.
Mr.Swamy had sought to know the duties of the city’s Municipal Solid Waste Management concessionaire agency Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (now rebranded as Re Sustainability Limited), and the persons responsible from the agency at zonal and circle levels.
